White House of the Confederacy

The White House of the Confederacy was the main executive residence of Confederate president Jefferson Davis from August 1861 to April 1865, located on Clay and 12th Streets in Richmond, Virginia. Built in 1818, it passed through a succession of wealthy families from 1844 until the start of the American Civil War, when it was sold to the city of Richmond and used as Davis' executive mansion. Since the late 19th century, it has been a house museum, and it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.